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Does the Death Penalty Discriminate?
MARYLAND GOVERNOR PARRIS GLENDENING recently joined an ever-growing list of public officials and social activists to question the manner in which the death penalty is administered to convicted murderers in the US. Upon learning that nine of Maryland’s thirteen current death-row inmates are black, Glendening expressed his concern about possible racial bias in the justice system and promptly suspended executions in his state....
Posted: Sun, Jun 9, 2002 12:59am PDT
ISRAEL AIDED HAMAS
Supporters of Israeli government policies frequently point to Hamas as justification for Israel's brutal policies in the occupied territories. Never do they mention that Hamas was aided and abetted by Israel. Governments throughout the Middle East have used Islamists as a counter-force against secular and anti-capitalist movements. Not only are Islamists inclined to attack authentic radical currents, they also provide the perfect pretext for state repression....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 10:09pm PDT
CITIZEN ALERT: C-SPAN denies public TV access to 9-11
C-SPAN denies public TV access to 9-11 victims' families and 9-11 panel.
**A public plea to citizens interested in fair and balanced media coverage**...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 9:18pm PDT
condi is coming
stanford students and bay area folks to protest Condi Rice's military agenda when Condi comes to speak at graduation
The ceremony will be held at Stanford Stadium on Sunday, June 16, 2002 and begins at 9:30 am....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 9:00pm PDT
Finally Democrats find a spine!! 9-11 -- Bush KNEW !! Bush LET IT HAPPEN !!
FINALLY, some Democrats have found the courage to be more than GOP wannabees. Democrats.com has taken a courageous stand for truth.
At their site below, they list links to articles that powerfully indict Bush for complicity in the 9-11 terror strike. A MUST READ. THANK YOU DEMOCRATS.COM !!!!...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 8:44pm PDT
Startled marines find Afghan men all made up to see them
"We were pretty shocked," Marine Fletcher said. "We discovered from the Afghan soldiers we had with us that a lot of men in this country have the same philosophy as ancient Greeks: ‘a woman for babies, a man for pleasure’."...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 8:12pm PDT
FBI, CIA Worked Covertly to Harass UC Students, Faculty, President
S. F. Chronicle reports FBI, CIA Worked Covertly to Harass UC Students, Faculty, President to aid and protect Reagan...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 7:32pm PDT
green anarchy tour 2002
get involved with the tour post print and send attachments to list serves or anyone interested...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 5:00pm PDT
Hip-Hop Benefit
Sounds for Socialism - TONIGHT - JUNE 8, 2002
Hip Hop & more music to benefit the financial aid fund for sending low income
activists to the Socialism 2002 national conference in Chicago this June....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 4:20pm PDT
Making Revolution, Creating People's Power and Preventing Restoration
Here are excerpts from the debate on http://2changetheworld.info -- the online discussion site focused on the Draft Programme of the Revolutionary Communist Party,USA and the strategy for revolution in the U.S....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 2:04pm PDT
TRUTH COMMISSION REQUIRED
THE ONLY SOLUTION LEFT IS A TRUTH COMMISSION...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 12:44pm PDT
PLUTOCRACY KILLS DEMOCRACY DEAD... Re Written Declaration of Independence feb, 2001
Bush Family, Millionaire Class, Conspiracy.
A CONSPIRACY, CONNECTING THE MULTIMILLIONAIRES, ONE WITH ANOTHER....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 10:52am PDT
we have the proof of terrorist complicity - now use it
We are being distracted by people waving inconclusive scraps of semi-evidence when we already have rock solid proof. One of the above on its own would make US government complicity almost certain. Together, there is no question about it. These are the things they do not want us to talk about....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 10:10am PDT
Indymedia Letter to the Ed?
The problem with Indymedia is that it is simply unreliable...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 8:17am PDT
Bush Daddy Power Play
They are playing against themselves, so stand back!...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 8:13am PDT
Onion Parody of Luxury in Congress Lifted by Beijing Newspaper
The Onion parody featured an architect's rendering of a proposed futuristic Capitol complete with a retractable dome, a "Dancing Waters fountain" and "55 more luxury boxes than the current building." The Evening News reproduced the entire illustration without crediting the Onion. There wasn't even a caption explaining what the drawing was....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 8:05am PDT
LOOKS LIKE MILITARY COUP TO ME!
This whole Bush thing looks like military coup to me....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 7:06am PDT
Gibraltar: Génesis y naturaleza de una cuestión colonial en Andalucía
"¿A quien pertenece legítimamente Gibraltar?". ¿A los llanitos?. ¿A Gran Bretaña?. ¿Al Estado español?. ¿A Andalucía?. Por encima del curso actual de las negociaciones hispano-británicas sobre el destino del Peñón y de los diferentes pronósticos sobre sus resultados, responder adecuadamente a esta pregunta es esencial...
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 5:21am PDT
The long fight of women
Many fights, many years and some good results. But it hasn't been easy....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 3:39am PDT
Why Islam Hates Democracy
IN 1989, Iran’s Islamic tyrant Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa – a compulsory religious decree in Islam – that condemned Salman Rushdie to death. Rushdie had committed the crime of writing his book The Satanic Verses, which was, in Khomeini’s mind, slanderous to the Prophet Muhammad. In Islam, those who insult Allah or the Prophet are subject to the death penalty....
Posted: Sat, Jun 8, 2002 3:19am PDT